The wife and daughter of Sen. Harry Reid, (D-Nev.), the Senate Majority Leader, were taken to a Washington-area hospital for treatment Thursday afternoon after a car accident.

The Washington Post reports that
Landra, Reid's wife, sustained serious injuries in the crash, including a broken neck, though a spokesman said her life was not in danger.

"Today Senator Reid's wife, Landra, and daughter, Lana, were involved in an accident in which their vehicle was rear-ended. They are both being treated at a Washington-area hospital," Reid spokesman Jon Summers said in a statement.